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03-26-23, 02:53 AM
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The Old Man
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Outbound Transit
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Friday, 26 March 1943 - West of Rockall Bank - 0150 - Qu.5611AL - Course 135°. 0640 - Morning Dawn. 0700 - Diving for Torpedo Maintenance. 0705 - T=50. Beginning of torpedo maintenance. 0812 - Sunrise. 1016 - Bow tubes serviced. Break. 1031 - Servicing stern tubes (Tube VI is not operational). 1122 - Tube V serviced. 1154 - CO₂ Warning at 1.7%. 1200 - Qu.5655AL - Days Run: 154.2nm - ↗ 140.3nm (19h) - ↘ 13.9nm (5h) Total: 2856.8 nm (13days 14h 17') - ↗ 2656.0 nm (10days 10h 43') - ↘ 200.8 nm (3days 3h 34') On course 135°; 437cbm (3cbm in 24h); T=50; Battery 92%. 1300 - Setting for Reception Depth. 1304 - T=20. 1310 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 10min. and 3.3nm. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 15h. 1311 - Boat ventilated. 1315 - Charging batteries (89.3%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 285RPM/7kn. 1430 - Batteries charged (1h 15' for 10.7%). Small Ahead. 1538 - Qu.5682AL center - FuMB Detection (no Magic Eye) in 49°true, E=13000. 1539 - "ALARM!" for approaching twin-engine A/C in 45°true, E=10000. 1541 - At A-Meter Wabos and again at 1542 and 1544 - no damages, no Sound Contact. Boat remains submerged. 1555 - A-20. 1646 - Setting for Reception Depth. 1651 - T=20. 1654 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 05min. and 3.8nm. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 19h. 1657 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. 1/3-Ahead. 2027 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 22.5h. 2224 - Qu.5955AL - 2303 - Incoming F.T.s: 1) From B.d.U.: a) Op.Order: Sector C in Route A (15 - 30 N.) is open for attack on independent ships with immediate effect until 29.3 inclusive. b) Intel-Report: Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue (CVE 9) and her escorts detached from Convoy SC.123 in the mid-Atlantic and set course back toward Argentia, Newfoundland. c) OKW-Report: During Operation Supercharge II, the British 8th Army, lead by the Indian 4th Division, has won the battle for the Mareth-Line, Tunisia, forcing the Axis Troops to withdraw to the North. 2) U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) completes Final Repairs at Blohm & Voss shipyard Hamburg. RST
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03-27-23, 01:53 AM
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The Old Man
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Outbound Transit
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Saturday, 27 March 1943 - West of the Porcupine Bank - 0548 - Qu.8355AL - 0635 - Morning Dawn. Halfmoon in the South, relative bearing 0°. 0700 - Diving for Trial Dive acc. B.d.U.-Standing Order No.507 & No.308. 0705 - A-Meter. 145rpm/4kn. 0742 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 0745 - Setting for Reception Depth. 96rpm. 0753 - T=20. 0800 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h and 3.6nm. Weather and Sea unchanged in 5 days and 10h. Boat ventilated. 0803 - Sunrise. 0805 - Charging batteries (93.6%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 285RPM/7kn. 0850 - Batteries charged (45' for 6.4%). 1/3-Ahead. 1200 - Qu.8623AL - Days Run: 195.6nm - ↗ 184.9nm (20h 45') - ↘ 10.7nm (3h 15') Total: 3052.4 nm (14days 14h 17') - ↗ 2840.9 nm (11days 7h 28') - ↘ 211.5 nm (3days 6h 49') On course 180°; 432cbm (5cbm in 24h); Weather and Sea unchanged in 5 days and 14h. 1403 - Qu.8655AL - 2027 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 5 days and 22 1/2h. Cmdr.: U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) commences War Patrol Outfitting in Hamburg. RST
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03-28-23, 02:02 AM
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The Old Man
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Attack on Enemy Task Force
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Sunday, 28 March 1943 - Western Approaches - 0432 - Qu.2155BE - Course 180°. 0640 - Morning Dawn. 0800 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 6 days and 10h. 1035 - Qu.2455BE - 1100 - Qu.2458BE center top - Diving for FuMB-Detection (no Magic Eye) in 152°true, E=14000. 1102 - At Reception Depth, sound contact with three warships, relative bearings from 312° to 315°, varrying distances from E=17000 to E=23000, very fast on course SSW; according sound contact positioned in Qu.2483BE left half. Suspect enemy Task Force or U-Hunter Group. 1200 - Qu.2458AL - Days Run: 221.8nm - ↗ 217.5nm (23h 00') - ↘ 4.3nm (1h) Total: 3274.2 nm (15days 14h 17') - ↗ 3058.4 nm (12days 6h 28') - ↘ 215.8 nm (3days 7h 49') On course 180°; 423cbm (9cbm in 24h); T=20; Battery 95%; CO₂ 1.2%. 1240 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 40min and 2.1nm - since Etmal (Total: 1h 40' and 6.4nm). Weather and Sea unchanged in 6 days and 15h. 1245 - Boat ventilated. Charging batteries as before (95%). 1300 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: 26.3., 1539, Alarm for twin-engine A/C in Qu.5682Al center, no bombs. 28.3., 1100, Diving for FuMB-Detection in Qu.2458BE top center. Obtained sound contact with task force or hunter group in Qu.2483BE left half, at high speed on course SSW, at least one capital ship. 423cbm. SSE7/6, medium heavy swell, clear, good visibility, >1000mb. - RST - 1303 - Qu.2482BE center - Diving for FuMB-Detection (no Magic Eye) in 306°true, E=8300. Boat sinks quickly to A+10 and can only be brought up to A-Meter with 1/3-Ahead. No Wabos and no sound contact. 1330 - Setting for Reception Depth. 1336 - T=20. 1338 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 35min and 1.9nm. 1342 - Boat ventilated. Charging batteries as before (95%). 1357 - Qu.2485BE top center - Diving for FuMB-Detection (no Magic Eye) in 104°true, E=10000. 1402 - At A-Meter no Wabos and no sound contact. 1427 - Setting for Reception Depth. 1432 - T=20. 1434 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 40min and 2nm. 1440 - Boat ventilated. Charging batteries as before (95%). 1444 - Qu.2485BE center bottom - FuMB-Detection (no Magic Eye) in 19°true, E=9400. 1445 - "ALARM!" for A/C approaching from 15°true, E=5000. 1446 - At A-Meter no Wabos and no sound contact. Boat remains submerged. 1605 - Setting for Reception Depth. 1608 - Sound contact with several warships in relative bearings from 17-22°, E=26000. Seems to be the same task force from 1102. 1611 - T=20. 1613 - S-Tiefe. Nothing can be seen. Difficult to maintain boat at S-Tiefe due to the high swell. 1624 - An A/C can be seen in the B-Periscope on the stbd. beam on opposite course. The presence of the Escort Group explains the heavy air patrols in this area. 1630 - Task force comes into sight, consists of an Escort Carrier Baiter Class, 12400ts, and two Light Cruisers (Pos.2, Lightweight Class, 5950ts and Pos.3, Arethusa Class, 5240ts and in keel line, and 7 escorts, on course 41°. Closing on task force at S-Tiefe at A.K. and both periscopes up. "Battle Stations!". 1657 - Flooding bow tubes. 1700 - Qu.2488BE bottom right - Spread Shot with tubes I-IV: T-3/Pi39H (MZ); Angle of divergence 1.5°; Running depth 5m; Vt30; Own course 90°; Own speed 6kn ahead; Target ship: Position 1 Escort Carrier Baiter Class 12400ts, draught 6.7m. Target ship is located in Qu.2489BE bottom left. Target course 41°; Target distance 4500m; Target angle red132°; Target speed 18kn; Firing angle α 26°. Weather/Sea: SSE7/6, medium heavy swell, clear, good visibility, >1000mb. Shooter: KvtKpt. & Cmdr. RST. After the shot, diving to A+50 and rigging for Silent Running. Throughout the entire process, no detection by the escorts, which at times come verily close to the boat. All torpedoes are misses. Seems like they all passed between the pos.2 and pos.3 Cruisers. Cmdr.: In hindsight, it would have been better to turn towards the target with angle red90, set the target speed to the max. speed of the vessel (20kn) and set the Angle of divergence to 3°. 1725 - Setting for Reception Depth. 1733 - T=20. 1735 - S-Tiefe. All clear. Breaking off action, diving deeper for torpedo loading. "Dismissed from Battle Stations!". 1742 - At T=50, on course 137°. Commencing torpedo loading. 1755 - Tubes I and II loaded with T-3/Pi39H(MZ/AZ). 1809 - Tubes III and IV loaded with AtoFAT/Pi-1(G7H/AZ). Setting for Reception Depth. 1813 - T=20. 1815 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 3h 30' and 12.5nm. 1823 - Boat ventilated; Compressed Air Supply filled. Charging batteries as before (77.8%). 1903 - Qu.2723BE - Course 180°. 2010 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 6 days and 22h. 2048 - Qu.2729BE - Batteries charged (2h 25' for 22.2%). 1/3-Ahead. 2105 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: 28.3., 1700, 4-spread in heavy sea state missed Escort Carrier in Qu.2488BE bottom right. Carrier part of Escort Group of 2 Light Cruisers and 7 Destroyers. Last position at 1800 in Qu.2489BE bottom left, on course 41°, speed 20kn. Group is protected by strong air cover in Qu.24BE. Continue with outbound transit. Have 11 internal eels and 420cbm. SSE7/6, medium heavy swell, clear, good visibility, >1000mb. - RST - 2305 - F.T.s from B.d.U.: 1) To RST: Go to Bordeaux for repairs. As Operation "Elisabeth" is about to begin, attention is again called to the closing of routes in BF and BE. 2) Intel-Report: Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) arrived at Casco Bay, Maine, U.S.A. 3) OKW-Report: The British 1st Army launched its Offensive in Tunisia. The US 12th Air Force bombed the oil refinery at Livorno, Italy. 4) U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts War Patrol Outfitting in Hamburg. Cmdr.: We received our new marching orders. RST
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03-29-23, 01:46 AM
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The Old Man
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Heading toward new base for repairs
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Monday, 29 March 1943 - Western Approaches - 0200 - Clocks set an hour ahead in accordance with Op.-Orders. 0304 - F.T.: from B.d.U.: To U 260: Cmdr to explain why steamer 7176t was not attacked. Should send copy of attack report in KTB. 0446 - F.T. from U 260: To B.d.U.: Had to break-off of attack due to weather and setting-in darkness. End of report. - Purkhold - 0630 - Morning Dawn - 0747 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 7 days and 10h. 1200 - Qu.5486BE - Days Run: 185.9nm - ↗ 167.4nm (18h 33') - ↘ 18.5nm (5h 27') Total: 3460.1 nm (16days 14h 17') - ↗ 3225.8 nm (13days 1h 01') - ↘ 234.3 nm (3days 13h 16') On course 180°; 417cbm (6cbm in 24h). 2013 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 7 days and 22h. 2216 - Qu.8156BE - Course 90°. F.T. from B.d.U.: 1) OKW-Report: The Führer orders the construction of large missile launch sites on the French coast. New Zealand troops capture Gabès, Tunisia, while Axis troops withdraw from El Hamma. 2) From U 174: Have not yet found "Karlin". - Grandefeld - 3) U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) concludes War Patrol Outfitting in Hamburg. RST
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03-30-23, 01:53 AM
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The Old Man
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U 156 is lost
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Tuesday, 30 March 1943 - Off the Bay of Biscay - 0630 - Morning Dawn - 0742 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 8 days and 10h. 1200 - Qu.8344BE - Days Run: 227.9nm - ↗ 227.9nm (24h) - ↘ 0nm (0h) - Total: 3688.0 nm (17days 14h 17') - ↗ 3453.7 nm (14days 1h 01') - ↘ 234.3 nm (3days 13h 16') On course 90°; 409cbm (8cbm in 24h). 1632 - Qu.8355BE - It's becoming overcast and beginning to rain. 2003 - Sundown. SE7/6, overcast, rain, poor visibility, <1000mb. 2305 - F.T.'s from B.d.U.: 1) OKW-Report: a) The RAF bombed the Philips factory in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. b) Elements of the British 8th Army have broken through the Gabes Pass by more than 100miles and are continuing to push North, while the US 1st and 9th Infantry Divisions attacked Italian positions at Hill 369 near El Guettar, Tunisia, with little success. c) British light cruiser HMS Glasgow intercepted Blockade Runner Regensburg, whose crew scuttled the ship. 2) B-Dienst-Report: a) Escort Carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) and her task group arrived at Argentia, Newfoundland, and Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) transits from Casco Bay, Maine to the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. 3) To all boats: a) U 156 (KrvKpt. Werner Hartenstein) last reported on 7 March from EE 45. Several orders to give her position and the situation remained unanswered. On 8 March a U-boat was attacked by an aircraft in EE 91. According to dead reckoning, only U 156 could have been there at the time. She must be presumed lost. b) U 594 (Kptlt. Friedrich Mumm) was damaged by 2 unexplained explosions at 40 meters while test diving on 28 March. Flotillas have been instructed to ensure better protection against sabotage for ships in the dockyard and to have the boats thoroughly examined before they sail. It is not impossible that sabotage had a hand in boats which were lost through unknown causes. c) U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) transits the K.W.K. to Kiel. Cmdr.: We lost the commander and boat that sunk the Laconia. RST
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03-31-23, 02:07 AM
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The Old Man
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Approaching the Bay of Biscay
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Wednesday, 31 March 1943 - Off the Bay of Biscay - 0215 - Qu.9155BE - It stopped raining but is still very foggy: SE7/6, overcast, fog, poor visibility, <1000mb. 0500 - Qu.9165BE - Diving for Torpedo Maintenance and Test Dive. 0545 - At Reception Depth, Breakfast for the Port Machine Watch and at 0600, breakfast for the rest of the crew. 0700 - T=50. Commencing with Torpedo Maintenance. 0730 - Sunrise. 0809 - Tube I serviced and Tube II pulled. - Watch change - 0843 - Tube II serviced and loaded. - Break - 1025 - Tubes III and IV serviced. 1040 - CO₂-Warning at 1.7%. 1130 - Tube V serviced (Tube VI not operational). 1131 - Commencing of Trial Dive acc. B.d.U.-Standing Order No.507 & No.308. 1136 - A-Meter. 1200 - Qu.9244BE - Days Run: 180.6nm - ↗ 160.6nm (17h) - ↘ 20nm (7h) - Total: 3868.6 nm (18days 14h 17') - ↗ 3614.3 nm (14days 18h 01') - ↘ 254.3 nm (3days 20h 16') On course 90°; 406cbm (3cbm in 24h); T=A+60; Battery: 85.7%; CO₂:2.0%. 1210 - 2A-Meter. Boat is safe and secure. Setting for Reception Depth; 96rpm/3kn. 1218 - T=20. 1225 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 25min. and 1.5nm - since Etmal (Total: 7h 25min. and 21.5nm) Weather and Sea unchanged in 8.5h. 1230 - Boat ventilated; Charging Batteries as before (84.3%). 1415 - Batteries charged (1h 45' for 14.1%). 1/3-Ahead. 1505 - F.T.'s from B.d.U.: 1) OKW-Report: a) The Führer met Bulgarian King Boris III at his headquarters at Rastenburg, East Prussia. b) Soviet troops defeated the 17th Army in the Kuban Peninsula and captured Anastasyevsk north of Novorossiysk, near the coast of the Black Sea in southern Russia. c) British troops occupied Cap Serrat on the Tunisian coast. Operation Supercharge II was concluded with success in Tunisia, forcing the Axis defenses to move north to Wadi Akarit, while the US 1st and 9th Infantry Divisions continue to attack Italian positions at Hill 369 near El Guettar, Tunisia, with little success. d) USAAF bombers attacked the Italian airfield at Cagliari, Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. 2) To all boats: a) According to diplomatic channels, our U-Boats have brought the British on the brink of defeat in the Battle of the Atlantic. Congratulations to all boats! b) U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) commences Final War Patrol Outfitting and Op.-Briefing in Kiel. RST
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04-01-23, 01:27 AM
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The Bay of Biscay
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+++++++ U 115 - KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Thursday, 1 April 1943 - Off the Bay of Biscay - - 3rd week at sea completed - 0312 - Qu.9355BE - 0615 - Morning Dawn. 0712 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 1 day and 3h. 1200 - Qu.7154BF - Days Run: 221.2nm - ↗ 219.7nm (23h 35') - ↘ 1.5nm (25') Total: 4089.8 nm (19days 14h 17') - ↗ 3834.0 nm (15days 17h 36') - ↘ 255.8 nm (3days 20h 41') On course 90°; 400cbm (6cbm in 24h); Weather and Sea unchanged in 1 day and 8h. 1252 - Qu.7155BF - Approaching the Allied Air Cover Zone over the Biscaya. "All hands on the Quivive!". 1939 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 1 day and 15.5h. 2233 - Qu.7255BF - Cmdr.: While U 648 continues with the Final War Patrol Outfitting and Op.-Briefing in Kiel, her Commander Peter-Arthur Stahl, is promoted to Ob.Ltnt.z.S.d.R. RST
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